A new look at the discrete ordinate method for radiative transfer calculations in anisotropically scattering atmospheres.

K. Stamnes, R. A. Swanson

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Abstract

The difficulties inherent in the conventional numerical implementation of the discrete ordinate method (following Chandrasekhar's prescription) for solving the radiative transfer equation are discussed. A matrix formulation is developed to overcome these difficulties, and it is specifically shown that the order of the algebraic eigenvalue problem can be reduced by a factor of 2. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)387-399
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981

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